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Kresta in the Afternoon – November 24, 2023 – Hour 1

Peggy Stanton helps us prepare for the Sunday Gospel and Thomas Kidd tells the story of George Whitefield, America’s Spiritual founding father.

 

When the Son of Man Comes in Glory

This Sunday concludes the Liturgical Year with the Solemnity of Christ the King. In the Gospel, Jesus warns us of what will happen when the King comes again in Glory – the separation of the sheep and the goats. We talk more about the reading with Peggy Stanton.

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Peggy Stanton is the author of From the White House to the White Cross. She's a Dame of the Order of Malta. She was ABC News’ first female Washington correspondent. She has hosted many programs on Ave Maria Radio including the Malta Minute with the Catechism. Her first book was The Daniel Dilemma: The Moral Man in the Public Arena.

Meet America’s Spiritual Founding Father

George Whitefield was one of the most famous and influential men in Colonial America, but most people today have never heard of him. He was a leading evangelical figure of the age and his writings continue to influence American Evangelical Christianity. Thomas Kidd joins us with a look at America’s Spiritual Founding Father.

Thomas Kidd the author of many books, including America's Religious History: Faith, Politics and the Shaping of a Nation. He's distinguished professor of history at Baylor University and his writings appear regularly in mainstream media. A past winner of a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship, he tweets at @ThomasSKidd.
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